CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 565-571.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2021.05.001

• SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE CONTROL EXPERIENCE OF PARASITIC DISEASES IN HUBEI PROVINCE • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Course of malaria control and elimination in Hubei Province

XIA Jing(), WU Dong-ni, ZHU Hong, WANG Lun, ZHANG Juan, LIN Wen, LI Kai-jie, CAO Mu-min, LIU Si, ZHANG Hua-xun*()   

  1. Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan 430079, China
  • Received:2021-03-15 Revised:2021-07-29 Online:2021-10-30 Published:2021-11-10
  • Contact: ZHANG Hua-xun E-mail:xiaj0608@163.com;zhxhbscdc@sina.com
  • Supported by:
    Nature Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2020CFB130);Research Project of the Hubei Provincial Health Commission(WJ2021Q047);CDC of the Hubei Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission(WJ2016J-037)

Abstract:

Historically, vivax malaria has been dominantly prevalent in Hubei Province, transmitted by the vectors Anopheles sinensis and An. anthropophagus. Two major outbreaks of malaria had occurred in Hubei Province in 1954—1955 and 1967—1973, with the incidence in 1970 reached to high as 602.4/10 000. Over the past 70 years, following the principle of "adapting measures to local conditions, classified guidance and highlighting key points", different comprehensive measures have been applied in Hubei Province, and the incidence of malaria dropped to 0.07/10 000 by 2010. In 2010, Hubei Province launched an action plan to eliminate malaria. Since 2013, no indigenous case has been reported. In 2019, the province passed appraisal of malaria elimination, achieving the goal of malaria eliminated in the whole province. This review summarizes the endemic status of and control efforts for malaria, the course of elimination work, and the challenges encountered, as well as prospects in this regard in Hubei Province.

Key words: Malaria, Control, Elimination, Prevention, Hubei Province

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